April RAK Wrap-Up

I Received:

Wounded by Jasinda Wilder from Michelle @ Michelle Chew Writes

I Sent:

Music of the Heart by Katie Ashley & Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost to Michelle @ Michelle Chew Writes

A BIG thank you to everyone who sent me books and to Isalys and Vanessa at Book Soulmates for hosting!!

{Excerpt} Faster We Burn by Chelsea M. Cameron

Faster We Burn 
by Chelsea M. Cameron
Series: Fall and Rise (#2)
Available as of April 20, 2013
Amazon

Katie Hallman is done with douchebags. Done with guys who treat her like crap and leave her broken. But then Stryker Grant is there anyway. With his numerous piercings and bleached hair, he’s the polar opposite of all of her past relationships, which makes him the perfect candidate.

At first, Katie just sees him as a physical escape from her previous rocky relationship, and Stryker doesn’t seem to mind just being a distraction from Katie’s problems. But soon he’s getting under her skin, peeling back layers she’d rather keep covered. She tries to make it clear that she doesn’t want a relationship, but keeps breaking her own rules.

Then a tragedy sends Katie into the only arms who are there to catch her, and she’ll realize that she needs him more than she ever thought possible. But is she ready to let herself trust another guy with her already-battered heart? Or will she push him away to protect herself from getting hurt again?

From Faster We Burn:

     I couldn’t find a good radio station, so I picked up my phone and put it on speaker, setting it in a little clip on my dashboard. I should have one of those headsets, but I thought they made people look like assholes, so I’d never gotten one.

     He picked up on the second ring.

     “Hey, I’m driving back and I just thought I would check in with my friend. How are you, friend?”

     He sounded like he was in a room full of people.

     “I’m good, friend. How are you?” The voices faded, as if he was walking away from them.

     “You’re not in class, are you?”

     “No, I was just getting something to eat.”

     “When’s your next class?”

     “Not for a while. I’m all yours, friend.”

     “Well that is good to hear, friend.”

     He went on to tell me about all the things that I’d missed on campus, from someone getting thrown out for setting a couch on fire, to the frat that was on probation, to the professor who’d gotten caught smoking pot on campus with a few students.

     It was all silly and mundane and distracting enough that I could get out of my own head for a few minutes. It was a blessed relief.

     He also filled me in on the crew. Lottie was dying to have me back and had stocked up on ice cream in preparation for lots of Law and Order marathons.

     Trish had almost gotten fired from her job for mouthing off to her boss, Will and Audrey had finally kissed in public and Simon was trying to convince everyone to participate in some sort of charity event that involved running around campus in your underwear.

     “I’m not freezing my junk off, even if it is for charity,” he said as I pictured his junk. It was pretty nice junk, and I wouldn’t like it if anything happened to it, even if I wasn’t going to be using it anytime soon. 

     It was all well and good to call ourselves friends over the phone, but in person, I had no idea how it was going to go.

     “How’s your mom?”

     “I guess she’s as good as can be expected. She goes from sobbing to cleaning like the Queen is coming over, then back to sobbing. I’m going back this weekend so Kayla can have a break.”

     “Do you feel guilty?” Stryker always had a way of asking the questions I didn’t want to answer.

     “Yeah. How can I not?”

     I waited for him to tell me that I shouldn’t, but he sighed.

     “You’re right.”

     “Wait, what was that?”

     He laughed.

     “I said that you’re right. A little guilt is okay. It’s the big, soul-crushing guilt I’m worried about.”

{Promo} The Unloved by Jennifer Snyder

The Unloved 
by Jennifer Snyder
Mature YA
Available as of July 30, 2012
Amazon

Sometimes the love our heart needs to heal can be found in the familiar eyes of a childhood friend...

Julie Porter learned the hard way that trust is something which must be earned and not something to be given out lightly, those who say they love you are those who hold the power to hurt you most, and best friends can help you survive anything—until they move away.

Nick Owen knows a thing or two about a hard life. At a young age Nick learned how to take a hit and to make lemonade out of the lemons life tossed his way. Returning home after nearly two years of being away, all Nick cares about now is protecting his mom from the abusive hands of his father and catching up with his best friend—the girl who lived across the street, the girl he can’t seem to stop thinking about.

Finally reunited after two years apart, Nick and Julie are about to learn that age does nothing to protect you from life’s trials and tribulations, heartache and loss, but maybe together they’ll find a way to survive.

I'm Moving So....

I'm selling some of my books!

The books below are all for sale and will go on first come first serve basis. 

I have listed all the books in alphabetical order by title and whether they are hardcover or paperback.

Shipping is $4 because of supplies I'll need to ship and the cost of shipping.

The shipping cost may change depending on the number of books you'd like. 

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Hardcovers ($7 each):

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
Fractured Light by Rachel McClellan
The Game of Triumphs by Laura Powell
I See You by Holly Lisel (Adult Contemporary)
The Marked by Inara Scott
Say You Love Me by Rita Herron (Adult Contemporary)
The Sharp Time by Mary O'Connell

Silence by Michelle Sagara
Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck

Trapped by Michael Northrop
Without Tess by Marcella Pixely

Hardcovers - Library Edition ($4 each):

Choker by Elizabeth Woods

Paperbacks - UK Edition ($5 each):

The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

Paperbacks ($4 each):

2108 by KL Glanville
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Any Other Night by Anne Pfeffer
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Crush Control by Jennifer Jabaley
Defy by Raine Thomas
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

Extranormal by Suze Reese

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
Farsighted by Emlyn Chand
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Forever by Judy Blume
The Grimoire Lichgates by SM Boyce
The Guardian's Wildchild by Feather Stone
Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

Matched by Ally Condie

A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
The Queen of Everything by Deb Caletti
She's So Dead To Us by Kieran Scott
Shine by Jeri Smith-Ready
Six Moon Summer By SM Reine
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
Still Waters by Emma Carlson Berne
Stork by Wendy Delsol
Swipe by Evan Angler
That Summer by Sarah Dessen
The Talents by Inara Scott
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Wake by Lisa McMann
Waterfall by Lisa T Bergren
Wishless by Louise Caiola

Paperbacks ($2 each - Used/Worn):

The Accidental Virgin by Valerie Frankel
At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
Blood and Ice by Robert Mosello
Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood
Gyges the Terrible by Adam Wasserman
Hector and the Search for Happiness by François Lelord
The Next Thing on my List by Jill Smolinski
Ugly to Start With by John Michael Cummings
The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks

Sets (Price Varies):

The Galahad Series by Dom Testa (6 books) - $18 + $7 Shipping (US)

Symptoms of Death, An Improper Death, & Half a Mind to Murder by Paula Paul - $7 + $5 Shipping (US)

ARCs (just pay shipping):

Dying to Know You by Aidan Chambers
Enchanted by Aletha Kontis
First Date by Krista McGee
The Wicked and the Just by J Anderson Coats